The DEA requires that registrants should order schedule I and II substances from suppliers only by using the DEA form 222. Specific regulations also have to be followed while handling this form. Once a healthcare provider gets registered with the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) and gets the license to prescribe controlled substances to patients, he/she becomes subject to a host of rules and regulations. For instance, Schedule I or II drugs can only be ordered from the supplier using the DEA form 222 . Specific procedures are in place not just for ordering the requisite forms from the DEA, but also for filling, executing and endorsing the same. The registrant will be responsible for securing the forms and even lost or stolen forms have to be duly reported. When it comes to unused forms, they have to be promptly returned to the DEA office. Registrants should carefully retain the forms, preferably by making a list of the form numbers when they are received,and recording the date as ...